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The Barnesville-Lamar County Library will kickoff their summer reading program Saturday, June 4 with a Race for Reading 5K starting at Summers Field Park.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. the day of the race and will include a $30 entry fee. The race will begin at 8 a.m. Runners may choose to pre-register until May 31. The cost for pre-registration is $25. Pre-registration for students and children under 12 is $15. All runners who pre-register will receive a ‘Race for Reading’ t-shirt. Proceeds will benefit library youth services.[Full Story »]

Challenger Jonathan Adams won big enough in Lamar and Monroe counties to overcome a strong showing by incumbent Richard Milam in his home county of Butts to win the race for Towaliga Circuit district attorney in the May 24 general primary.[Full Story »]

A community-wide sunrise service will be held at Rainbow Ranch, the home of Steve Andrews, on Sunday, June 5 at 8 a.m. Pastor Allen Newman of Calvary Baptist Church will lead the service. Those who are younger and more mobile are requested to park toward the back in order to allow closer parking to the service area for those less mobile. For more information please contact Pastor Allen Newman at 770-358-1208.

Valedictorian Ben Seleb and salutatorian Elizabeth Ctibor will lead the Lamar County High School Class of 2016 through graduation exercises Saturday morning at Trojan Field.

Approximately 170 seniors will receive diplomas during the ceremony that begins at 9 a.m. In addition to Seleb and Ctibor, other students, board members, central office and high school staff and superintendent Dr. Jute Wilson will take part in the ceremony.

So far, the forecast for Saturday is perfect but Dr. Wilson and his staff are watching the weather for Saturday morning. Inclement weather would require moving graduation to the Fine Arts Center and limiting each senior to three or four tickets.
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District Attorney (Circuitwide) FINAL:
UPDATE 2: AT 11:10 P.M., MULTIPLE REPORTS INDICATED MILAM HAD CONCEDED THE RACE TO ADAMS THOUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE HAD NOT CONFIRMED FINAL NUMBERS. Milam was up by about 1000 votes in his home county of Butts but lost Lamar and Monroe.

UPDATE: Adams carried Lamar 957-344. At 10:30 p.m., Adams led in Monroe County 2200-1377 with one precinct and absentee ballots not counted.

Two black males have been arrested in connection with a 12:30 a.m. shooting early Saturday morning that killed at Griffin High football player and wounded a LCHS senior who was to march with the Class of 2016 Saturday morning.

Four people were shot at a graduation party at a home on Levi Barnes Road in Butts County Friday night. One, a 16-year-old Griffin High football player, was killed. One victim is an LCHS senior.
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With May 21 quickly approaching, the City of Milner is preparing for the premier of its fledgling Pecan Festival.

The first annual event will take place at the Milner City Park located near city hall and St. George’s Episcopal School. It will include a car show, kid’s park, fun run, the Run Like a Nut 5K and a live performance by country music star Donnie Lee Strickland.[Full Story »]

Dozens of tails are wagging today as animals that were slated to be euthanized are enjoying their new forever homes and foster homes. Angels Among Us Pet Rescue Inc. and Southern Crescent Canine Rescue teamed up to save 26 animals from the Barnesville Animal Shelter April 25 during “Project Empty Shelter.”
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